In this scene from Star Wars Episode 5, Empire Strikes Back. We see the Rebels facing off against the Empires merciless weapons. The AT-ATs in the icy planet of Hoth.
In this scene we see our heroic hero Han Solo captured by the empire and is about to meet the deadly torture device. While the sinister Darth Vader talks to bounty hunter Boba Fett about Solo's capture.
Lastly, we have this scene were Yoda demonstrates to Luke and R2-D2 the spiritual power of the force. By moving Lukes starship.
The following I am going to be discussing is three Science Fiction film scores and I will be discussing the instruments, tempo, pitch and its durations.
The first science fiction score I will be discussing is the 1980s sci-fi film E.T. The score starts off very slowly and as the song progresses around the 30 to 45second mark. It gradually becomes louder and louder it tones of instruments being used. Like a piano and a violin and as the song becomes in fruition and becomes established, the song begins to fade out with only a little of the piano being played.
The second science fiction film I will be analysing is a classic. Star Wars. The theme of Star Wars starts of with a bang. With an orchestra playing various instruments and the orchestra carries on to play. Adding different instruments and eventually after a few minutes of this classic piece, the song eventually fades out with only what sound likes a keyboard being played and a few instruments fading into the background.
Finally the last movie I will be analysing is 2001: A Space Odyssey. This piece of music will sound familiar as it is the theme song for the legendary Ric Flair. The song starts of what sounds like a keyboard being played and eventually drums would be included and a full course orchestra would be playing and sound would change and carry on but would carry on being loud and when it finished, it instantly finishes. No build up, just full on silence.
The following song that I am
going to be analysing is from the 1966 western classic, the good, the bad and
the ugly. I am going to be telling you why I chose the song, the effect on the
narrative and on the audience.
Ecstasy of gold is one of the
greatest orchestra pieces that were ever created for film. The life it gives
into the classic western adds so much positivity and adds life into the film.
In fact, the song is played during a cemetery scene which is kind of the
opposite of the music you would think would be played in a cemetery.
The effect it has on the
narrative is a sense of hope and a sense of joy in the film. The movie is an
adventure film, to find the gold. And when you watch the movie. You! The
audience are a part of this journey to find the gold along with all these
characters.
The effect the song has on
the audience is a very adventurous type. It gives life to the movie. It also
gives out a sense of hope, not just for the film. But for us as humans for the
sound and how adventurous it is. It makes us want to go and find the gold is
well and embark on this journey too.
When music is used in films. It creates an emotion for the viewer, when they are watching the movie. Many of these feelings could be… that the music is mixed with the movement of the characters emotion. Music is also there to create a vibe for the location, the emotion of the characters and also how would the audience feel with the use of music that is played.
1. Diegetic - The sound that can be heard during a scene or throughout the entire film.
2. Non-Diegetic - The sound that is not natural part of the scene, but is added to create an emotion for example a music score or a narrator.
3. Ambient - A sound used to create a particular atmosphere or a sense of place.
4. SFX - Short for sound effects.
5. Mood - An emotion that the characters feel, that makes the audience have a similar emotion is well.
6. Tone - Sound that references to the scene.
7. Genre - A style or category of a movie e.g. action, adventure, sci-fi or horror.
8. Theme music - A piece of a music made specifically for the movie.
9. Voiceover - A technique where an individuals voice is being played, it is usually done to add effect or add something to the story.
10. Musical Score - A piece of music that is played doing the duration of the film. Which is used to make a scene more special.
11. Synchronous sound - A sound used to match whats going on to a very specific scene.
12. Asynchronous sound - A piece of music used to give out emotion.
13. Contrapuntal - Two pieces of music that is merged together.
14. Silence - When sound is not heard throughout the scene which adds an emotion to that scene.
15. Selective sound - Sound used for one scene, for the reason so it matches what is going on.
16. Sound bridges - A piece of music that carries on from one scene to another.
After watching the opening clip of Sherlock Holmes. The sounds that are Diegetic are the sounds of guns getting cocked up, ready to load as shown in the clip. Another sound in the opening is the window being broken by Sherlock Holmes (played by Robert Downey Jr) to escape the grasps of what looks like the police. Thirdly another sound is the sound of a what looks like a crow flying and roaring as it is shown for only a few seconds. Finally, the last diegetic was the sounds of the horses hooves and the neighing being heard loudly in the entire scene.
The sound that was Non-Diegetic was when you heard throughout the entire scene a score. It started quietly with what sounded like a piano. Then eventually drums could be heard along with a full course orchestra being heard throughout the entire scene. This makes the scene more dramatic and more intense and grips the audience more and more to find out whats going to happen.
